Move made after legislature fails to send funding measure to ballot The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce will pursue a ballot initiative next year to boost state transportation funding after the state legislature failed to send voters a measure to raise $3.5 billion for roads and transit this year. “We ask everyone to help get [...]Read More »

The following are excerpts from an editorial written by The Denver Post editorial board entitled “Raising gas taxes would stabilize highway funds” It’s not sexy. Most of the time it’s not even controversial — at least the idea isn’t. But the need to create a reliable and adequate funding source for the nation’s overstressed highway [...]Read More »

In “Toll roads in Colorado can only go so far,” Curtis Hubbard clearly understands that Colorado faces two divergent paths. On one path we can continue to watch as our statewide transportation funding depletes, on the other less traveled path we can have a dialogue with voters and find new sources of revenue. CDOT estimates [...]Read More »

Thank you to the Denver Post, Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, Colorado Springs Business Journal, and Greeley Tribune for sharing versions of this column with their readers. Most people don’t equate transportation with a thriving economy, mobility and freedom of choice. The truth is that having a modern transportation system is essential to our way of life. [...]Read More »

Let’s Go Colorado

Colorado's transportation needs have gone unmet for decades. In every corner of our state, we lack the resources to maintain our roads, highways and local bus routes.

Because the state’s gas tax isn’t tied to inflation, there has been less and less revenue from existing gas taxes to address Colorado’s transportation needs. Today, Colorado spends just $69 per driver on transportation infrastructure, compared to 25 years ago when we spent almost twice that amount - $125 per driver.

CDOT has more than $9 billion in projects with no funding - and that’s only part of the issue, our local communities lack the resources to address congestion, maintain roads and improve safety. We need a statewide solution that ensures local governments have the resources to meet demands, addresses high-priority projects on state highways, and promotes multimodal transportation options that reduce congestion.

It's time to stop the band-aid approach.

In the next 10 years, 78% of Colorado roads will need to be repaired, but the state lacks the budget to keep up.

Colorado Department of Transportation

24-7, CDOT is committed to your safety and the quality of your travel on more than 23,000 lane miles throughout the state. We know that transportation impacts you on a daily basis, which is why we're always working to improve the way you move.

Click here for a map of all the projects we are planning and to see details of the projects included in your region.

Explore some of our areas of focus and what we are doing to address them.

CDOT regularly receives ideas for transportation improvements from the public. Everything from widening highways, building bike and pedestrian friendly roads, creating more transit options and constructing that long wished for light rail to the mountains. We would love to do all of these projects and more, but we’re up against a steep funding crisis.